2002-13 REZONING PROPERTY - 900 BLOCK OF SOUTH FRANKLIN STREET - NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

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STAFF REPORT Decatur City Plan Commission COMMON NAME: 900 Block of South Franklin GENERAL INFORMATION � Hearing Date March 7, 2002 Calendar No. 02-13 Property Location 900 Block of South Franklin Requested Action Rezone from R-5 Two Family Residence District to O-1 Office District Petitioner Neighborhood Housing Development Corporation Property Owner Same as above LAND USE AND ZONING Direction Existing Land Use Zoning Comprehensive Plan Subject Property Vacant R-5 Commercial North Single Family Residential R-5 Commercial South Vacant O-1 Commercial East Single Family Residential R-5 Low Density Residential West Vacant R-5 Commercial BACKGROUND 1. The Neighborhood Housing Development Corporation (NHDC)plans to build ten townhouses for rental to low/moderate income families on four lots at the corner of North Franklin Street and East Cleveland Avenue. The total area of the proposed development is 24,000 square feet. Main access to the housing units is from Cleveland Avenue. 2. NHDC has been approved for funding by the Illinois Housing Development Authority to build the townhouses. The Decatur City Council has authorized $64,650.00 for NHDC to assist with project development. 3. On June 7, 2001, City Plan Commission approved a rezoning petition from NHDC requesting the rezoning of the lots in the subject property from R-5, Two Family District, to O-1, Office District. The remainder of the property was already in the O-1 District. The purpose for the rezoning was to allow the multi-family use. The Planning Division approved a site plan submitted by NHDC detailing the development in November 2, 2001. PROJECT DESCRIPTION � 4. In January 2002, NHDC purchased a lot to the north of the proposed development. This lot is zoned R-5. According to the approved site plan of the deveiopment, the proposed housing units